West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-12-29
ADJUSTMENTS.
DIR. TALMAGE's SUNDAY SERMON
Recreation That is Proper and Sports
That are Not.

TEXTS They ho, use This tvorld, snot
abusing i'll Corinthians vii, 3 "And ~
came 10 pass tchcn their hearts tcere ynH,-,
mat they said: cal for Samson that he
may make as sport. Ind they called for
| samson out Of the prison houss: and he
made them sport. Judges xvi, 3.
/ We are entering the gayest season of the
/ year The winter opens before US the gates
J OF thousand amuscments, some OF them
/ good and some bad. Ono OF my texts will
/ snow you that amusemeuts may be destruct-
i've, my other text will show that amuse-
ments may be under the Divine blessing and
direction.
There were three thousand people assem-,
/ bled in the temple OF Dagon They had come
\ 70 make sport of eyeless Samson. They were
/ all ready for the entertainment. They began
/ TO clap and pound, impatient for the amuse-
ment 70 begin, and they cried: Fetch him
QUIT Fetch him outn Yonder 1 see the blind
! giant coming, led by the hand OF n child into
the very midst of the temple. At his first APP
\ pearahce there goes up shout of laughter
I and derision. The blind old giant pretends
I ne Is tired and wants TO rest himself against
I the pillars of the house. so he says TO the lad
who leads him: "Show me where the main
! pillars are.n The lad does So Then the strong
man puts his right hand on one pillar and
n left hand or another pillar, and, with
the mightiest push that mortal ever made
throws himself forward until the whole
I house comes down in thunderous crash
grinding the audience like grapes in a wine
press. And so IL came to pass when their
hearts were merry, that they said Call for
Samson, that he may make us sport And
/ they called for Samson out OF the prison
house; and he made them sport
| In other words, there are amusements that
are destructive, and bring down disaster and
/ death upon the heads OF those who practice
them. While they laugh and cheer they die
/ The three thousand who persisted that day i'm
Iaza are as nothing compared with the tens
! OF thousands who have been destroyed by
sinful amusements.
But the other text have read implies that
/ therc ~ a lawful use OF the world, as well as
an unlawful abuse Of IL; and the difference
betweon the man Christian and the man I'M
I Christian Is that in the former case the man
masters the world, while in the latter case the
/ world masters him. For whom did God
MAKE TINS grand aud beautiful worldi For
whom this wonderful expenditure of color
I TINS gracofulncSs Of line, this mosaic of the
/ ground, this frcSco OF the sky, this glowing
I lruitage OF orchard and vineyard, this full
orchestra OF the tamIest, In which the trae
I branches ilute and the winds trurnpet and the
tho thundcrs drum and all the sp,endors of
I tatth ana SKY come clashing their cymbalsf
| tor whom did God spring the arched bridge
l OF co.oIs resting upon buttTcsses of broken
storm cloudf For whom did no gather the
l upholstery OF fire around the window of the
setting SUM- For all men, but more especially
Tor his own dear children.
IN you build large mansion and snread n
great least after 10 to celebrate the compile
ton OF the structure do you allow STRANGERS
20 eome IN and occupy the place, while you
I the barn or the fields! Oh no. You saw: II
am very glad TO see strangers i'm my man
sion, but my own sons and daughters shall
/ have the first right there Now God has
built this grand mansion OF world. and he
4 mas spread glorious feast in IL; and while
I those who are strangers TO his grace may
/ tolle ~ thlnk that God specially intends TO
] give the advantage TO his own children
1 tnose who are the IONS aud the daughters of
the Lord Almighty, those who through grace
mn oA up ana say; Abba, Father" You
v ,.,..l make me believe that God gives
. more advantages 10 the world than he
I gives 60 the church bought by his own
. 10 opd III, therefore, people OF the
world have looked with dolorous sympathy
| upon Those who make profession of religion.
aud have said; Those new converts are 90,
/ mE down into privation and into hardship
WY did not they tarry "A little longer i'm
sue Nolli, ami have some Of its enjoy
/ ments and amusements and recreations,H I
say 70 such men OF the world: "You are
I greatly mistaken" and before get through
vii SHOW that those people who stay out of
/ the kingdom Of God have the hartlsbips and
. sclt denials, while those who come i'm have
/ the JOYS and the satisfactions
| - This morning, In the name Of the King of
/ hcaNen and earth, serve n writ Of eject
ment upon all the sinful and polluted who
I nave squatted on the domain Of earthly
Pleasure as though IL belonged 10 them while
4 claim, va bchnlfof the good and the pure
al1 tue true the eternal inheritance which
Hitherto, Christian phlanthropists. cleri-
cal aud lay. have busted themselves chiefly i'm
9ehouhcinE sinful rccgentons; but i feel we
nave mo- right to stand before men and women
in whoe hearts there is a desire for recreo
ti.u amounting 20 positive necessity do
noun ihg this and that and the other thing.
wnen We 90 not promise 10 give them some
llin8 better. God helping me this morning.
ata with reference to my last account shall
enter upon sphere not usual i'm seruloniz-
lhf' hut subject which / think ought 20 be
II .utrd ut This time / propose now to Law
before you some Of the rocreations which arc
advantageous
ln che first place, commend, among in
hopf r'creations, music, vocal and instru
mental Among the first Things crcntod was
the BIRD, 10 that the earth might have music
% che start This world. which began with
- sweet a sorCnnde is finally 60 be deno-
.-Heti amidst the ringing bias: ~ the arch
~. trumpet. -o that as There was music
~ TIE start taero shall BE- music at tho close
W hlo thu heavenly art has often been
A.fHi into thc uses OF superstition and dis
tip1tnn. we a'l know it may bo tho means of
hiEH moral culture Dh. lf Is "a ~rrnd t,,iul,
Dave ouf h..ir0n brought 100 amidst TIE
~'HnI RI cultured voices aud amidst the
'i .olI Instruments There is in
is art au iII.s r.h1Ir fascination for the
i.uaNu.n Lrtai those famiIi.s who h4vo
f.H u.trs fl afford if Enta Nlte or ham 1r
I.nY r 0rrfn. a. e.r. a. thc hand l. large
Co., nobody - 90 our youne men
~ tt HHfIrlIF ari ualn their Hatura.
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